June 3rd - it's all gone quiet. This morning a pair of Teal had returned to the lake, the first of the returning birds and possibly failed breeders. A male Cuckoo was singing from trees on the base of the spit and 2 LRPs were present. These 2 were also here yesterday evening and look like 2 single birds as opposed to a pair as they are nearly always a long way apart. The usual pair of Shelduck are still here, though no sign of any attempted breeding, apart from the occasional flight over the reed bed.
A few more LWHG are beginning to appear, mostly immatures, but also the odd adult. Yesterday evening a 1st summer Common Gull also dropped in, which are pretty scarce this time of year.
On Saturday, one of the LBBG had a green ring with code K.BBK on it, which is a Dutch ringing scheme - I await further details of its history. It shouldn't be too long before the YL Gulls start to appear.
Only another 2-3 weeks before the adult waders will be coming back through and Autumn migration will have started!
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